Question 5: Care to offer a prediction for Iowa and Wisconsin?
Dear Old Gold:
I was among 2 of 7 at Dear Old Gold who stuck with the Hawks over the Buckeyes. No way myself, or anyone else saw the bloodbath that it became.
This one will be closer I imagine. I expect it to be a lot more entertaining than the “punt fest” it was last year.
If the Iowa offense hits on all cylinders like last week, I think they pull out a 24-23 winner, really making a mess of the Big Ten playoff picture.
Badger of Honor:
So props to Joe for sticking with his heart and picking Iowa over The Ohio State. A bold call that paid off handsomely last weekend.
I’ll keep my powder dry a little bit here as I’ll write a formal prediction piece later this week. I also want to see how the injury report looks for Badger football closer to kickoff before venturing too far out on a limb.
That said, I think the scoreline is probably right. However, I think anything over 20 points would be a bountiful offensive performance for either side.
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That said, I still like Wisconsin’s chances because I have so much confidence in the Badger defense and diversifying (thanks Garrett Groshek!) running game.